diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/ConnectorParameters.tsx b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/ConnectorParameters.tsx
index a42c5554f3..b478ab7e61 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/ConnectorParameters.tsx
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/ConnectorParameters.tsx
@@ -51,23 +51,7 @@ import {
   ConnectorParametersForm,
   TestConnectionResponse,
 } from "./ConnectorParametersForm";
-
-const generateIntegrationKey = (
-  systemFidesKey: string,
-  connectionOption: ConnectionSystemTypeMap,
-): string => {
-  let integrationKey = systemFidesKey;
-
-  if (!systemFidesKey.includes(connectionOption.identifier)) {
-    integrationKey += `_${connectionOption.identifier}`;
-  }
-
-  if (connectionOption.type === SystemType.SAAS) {
-    integrationKey += "_api";
-  }
-
-  return integrationKey;
-};
+import { generateIntegrationKey } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
  * Only handles creating saas connectors. The BE handler automatically
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.test.ts b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd4e2c4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { SystemType } from "~/types/api/models/SystemType";
+
+import { generateIntegrationKey } from "./helpers";
+
+describe("generateIntegrationKey", () => {
+  it("removes special characters except allowed ones", () => {
+    const result = generateIntegrationKey("test.system!@#$%^&*()", {
+      identifier: "test",
+      type: SystemType.DATABASE,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe("testsystem");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps allowed characters (alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore)", () => {
+    const result = generateIntegrationKey("test-system_123", {
+      identifier: "test",
+      type: SystemType.DATABASE,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe("test-system_123");
+  });
+
+  it("adds identifier if not present", () => {
+    const result = generateIntegrationKey("system", {
+      identifier: "postgres",
+      type: SystemType.DATABASE,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe("system_postgres");
+  });
+
+  it("does not add identifier if already present", () => {
+    const result = generateIntegrationKey("system_postgres", {
+      identifier: "postgres",
+      type: SystemType.DATABASE,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe("system_postgres");
+  });
+
+  it("adds API suffix for SaaS type", () => {
+    const result = generateIntegrationKey("system", {
+      identifier: "salesforce",
+      type: SystemType.SAAS,
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe("system_salesforce_api");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.ts b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.ts
index d4632039b4..e5878f01db 100644
--- a/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.ts
+++ b/clients/admin-ui/src/features/datastore-connections/system_portal_config/forms/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { ConnectionTypeSecretSchemaResponse } from "~/features/connection-type/types";
+import { ConnectionSystemTypeMap } from "~/types/api/models/ConnectionSystemTypeMap";
+import { SystemType } from "~/types/api/models/SystemType";
 
 /**
  * Fill in default values based off of a schema
@@ -29,3 +31,25 @@ export const fillInDefaults = (
   }
   return filledInValues;
 };
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Auto-generate an integration key based on the system name
+ *
+ */
+export const generateIntegrationKey = (
+  systemFidesKey: string,
+  connectionOption: Pick<ConnectionSystemTypeMap, "identifier" | "type">,
+): string => {
+  let integrationKey = systemFidesKey.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9\-_]/g, "");
+
+  if (!integrationKey.includes(connectionOption.identifier)) {
+    integrationKey += `_${connectionOption.identifier}`;
+  }
+
+  if (connectionOption.type === SystemType.SAAS) {
+    integrationKey += "_api";
+  }
+
+  return integrationKey;
+};